Name: Six Innings
ISBN: 9780312602406

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

More Than the Game

A pitch-by-pitch baseball game carries the weight of friendship and a life-changing diagnosis.

Come here for

Close-up game action, from acrobatic catches to costly errors
A friendship tested on the baseball diamond

Expect

A lively six-inning game with deeper stakes
Sam and Mike facing Sam’s cancer diagnosis together

Book Details

Authors: James Preller
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: March 2, 2010
Format: Paperback
Theme: Baseball & Softball · Football Stories
Reading lane: Baseball & Softball

Affinity

Baseball & Softball
85%
Football Stories
80%

Publisher Categories

Boys & Men
Illness & Injury
Baseball & Softball

About This Book

Two teams, six innings, one game. A lively cast of characters—baseball-loving boys between the ages of eleven to thirteen—are playing the biggest game of their lives. With acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, this game is full of action. But as the book unfolds, pitch by pitch, a deeper story emerges, with far more at stake: Sam and Mike, best friends, are trying to come to terms with Sam's newly diagnosed cancer. And this baseball diamond beco...

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Two teams, six innings, one game. A lively cast of characters—baseball-loving boys between the ages of eleven to thirteen—are playing the biggest game of their lives. With acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, this game is full of action. But as the book unfolds, pitch by pitch, a deeper story emerges, with far more at stake: Sam and Mike, best friends, are trying to come to terms with Sam's newly diagnosed cancer. And this baseball diamond becomes the ultimate testing ground of Sam and Mike's remarkable friendship as they strive to find a way to both come out winners. This is for the championship. This is for life. Six Innings is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.